lubricant

noun (something (oil etc) which lubricates.) lubrifiant

lubricate

['lu:brikeit]

verb

(to oil (a machine etc) to make it move more easily and smoothly.) a unge, a lubrefia

- lubrication

- lubricant

lubrication

noun ungere

luck

noun

1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.)

2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!)

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- luckless

- lucky

- luckily

- luckiness

- lucky dip

- bad luck!

- good luck!

- worse luck!

luckily

adverb din fericire

luckiness

noun noroc

luckless

adjective (unfortunate: luckless children.) nenorocos, fără noroc

lucky

adjective

1) (having good luck: He was very lucky to escape alive.) norocos

2) (bringing good luck: a lucky number; a lucky charm.) care poartă noroc

lucky dip

(a form of amusement at a fair etc in which prizes are drawn from a container without the taker seeing what he is getting.)

lucrative

['lu:krətiv]

adjective

((of a job etc) bringing in a lot of money; profitable.) lucrativ, profitabil

ludicrous

['lu:dikrəs]

adjective

(completely ridiculous.) ridicol

- ludicrously

- ludicrousness

ludicrously

adverb ridicol

ludicrousness

noun aspect ridicol

ludo

['lu:dəu]

noun

(a game played (usually by children) with counters on a board.)

lug

past tense, past participle - lugged; verb

(to drag with difficulty: She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.) a târî

luggage

noun

(the suitcases, trunks etc of a traveller: He carried her luggage to the train; (also adjective) a luggage compartment.) (de) bagaj(e)

- luggage cart

luggage cart

noun ((American baggage cart) a cart used by passengers at an airport etc for carrying their luggage.)

lugged

past tense, past participle; see lug

lukewarm

['lu:kwo:m]

adjective

1) (slightly warm: lukewarm water.) călduţ

2) ((of eg interest, support etc) not very enthusiastic.) lipsit de entuzisam

lull

1. verb

(to make calm or quiet: The sound of the waves lulled him to sleep.) a adormi; a calma

2. noun

(a temporary period of calm.) acalmie

lullabies

plural; = lullaby

lullaby

plural - lullabies; noun

(a song sung to make children go to sleep.) cântec de leagăn

lumbago

noun

(pain in the lower part of the back.) lumbago

lumber

I

1.

noun

1) (old unwanted furniture etc.) cherestea

2) (timber sawn up.)

2. verb

(to give (someone) an unwanted responsibility: to lumber someone with a job.) a împovăra (cu)

- lumberjack

II

verb

(to move about heavily and clumsily.) a se mişca greoi/stângaci

lumberjack

noun (a person employed to cut down, saw up and move trees.) cherestegiu

luminosity

[-'no-]

noun luminozitate

luminous

['lu:minəs]

adjective

(giving out light; faintly shining so as to be visible in the dark: a luminous clock-face.) luminos

- luminosity

lump

1. noun

1) (a small solid mass of no particular shape: The custard was full of lumps and no-one would eat it.) cocoloş

2) (a swelling: She had a lump on her head where she had hit it.) umflătură

3) (a small cube-shaped mass of sugar.) bucată de zahăr

2. verb

((usually with together) to treat or think of as (all) alike.) a băga în aceeaşi oală

- lumpy

- lumpiness

- lump sum

- if you don't like it

- you can lump it

lump sum

(an amount of money given all at once, not in parts over a period of time.) sumă forfetară

lumpiness

noun cu cocoloaşe

lumpy

adjective (containing lumps: lumpy custard.) cu cocoloaşe

lunacy

['lu:nəsi]

noun

(insanity; madness.) nebunie

- lunatic

lunar

adjective

(of the moon: a lunar eclipse.) lunar, de lună

lunatic

[-tik]

adjective, noun ((abbreviation (usually unkind) loony ['lu:ni] - plural loonies) (a person who is) insane or crazy: Only a lunatic would do such a thing!)

lunch

1. noun

(a meal eaten in the middle of the day.) (masă de) prânz

2. verb

(to eat this meal: We lunched on the train.) a prânzi

- lunchtime

lunchtime

noun (the time between 12.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m., when people eat lunch.) ora prânzului

lung

noun

(one of the pair of organs of breathing, in man and other animals.) plămân

lunge

1. verb

(to make a sudden strong or violent forward movement: Her attacker lunged at her with a knife.) a se arunca (înainte)

2. noun

(a movement of this sort: He made a lunge at her.) săritură (înainte)

lurch

[lə: ]

1. verb

(to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side.) a se clătina, a se legăna

2. noun

(such a movement: The train gave a lurch and started off.) hurducătură

- leave in the lurch

lure

[luə]

1. noun

(attraction; something very attractive or tempting: The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.) atracţie; ispită

2. verb

(to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) a atrage, a ispiti

lurid

['luərid]

adjective

1) ((too) brightly coloured or vivid: a lurid dress/painting/sky.) aprins, ţipător

2) (unpleasantly shocking: the lurid details of his accident.) şocant

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- luridly

- luridness

luridly

adverb sinistru

luridness

noun aspect sinistru

lurk

[lə:k]

verb

(to wait in hiding especially with a dishonest or criminal purpose: She saw someone lurking in the shadows.) a sta ascuns/pitit

luscious

adjective

(very sweet, juicy and delicious: a luscious peach.) zemos

- lusciousness

lusciousness

noun suculenţă

lush

adjective

(green and fertile: lush meadows.) bogat, mănos

lust

noun

((a) very strong desire: a lust for power.) poftă; dorinţă

- lustful

- lustfully

- lusty

- lustily

- lustiness

lustful

adjective lasciv

lustfully

adverb lasciv

lustily

adverb viguros

lustiness

noun vigoare

lustre

noun

(shininess or brightness: Her hair had a brilliant lustre.) luciu

- lustrous

lustrous

[-trəs]

adjective lucios

lusty

adjective

1) (strong and loud: The baby gave a lusty yell.) puternic

2) (strong and healthy: a lusty young man.) viguros

luxuries

plural; see luxury

luxurious

adjective (supplied with luxuries: a really luxurious flat/life.) luxos; îndestulat

luxuriously

adverb luxos, în lux

luxuriousness

noun lux

luxury

plural - luxuries; noun

1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; (also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) (de) lux

2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) obiect de lux

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- luxurious

- luxuriously

- luxuriousness